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Snatched After School: Was Jamie Grissim A Serial Killer’s Victim?
It is more than 50 years since 16-year-old Jamie Rochelle Grissim vanished, and her loved ones believe they know who took her.
It was the winter of 1971, and 16-year-old Jamie Rochelle Grissim was working hard at school. Not only was she set to graduate a year early, but she was also a keen participant in extra-curricular activities and a talented writer.
However, after setting out to walk home one afternoon, she was never seen again — and what followed is a five-decade battle for justice that connects her to a dangerous killer and a host of other missing girls. As the years tick by, will there ever be justice for Jamie?
Jamie disappears
On the morning of December 7th 1971, Jamie left her home on 58th Street in Vancouver, Washington to catch the Fort Vancouver High School bus as she always did. The day started uneventfully, with evidence that Jamie attended the two scheduled classes on her timetable as usual.
She planned to walk the two miles back home after that and told her foster mother she should be no later than 1:30 PM. However, Jamie never showed up.
